Month: October 2015

I apologise for no blog post last week but I have been very busy and finding it hard to get any crafting done. Plus I was waiting on my order for new products to arrive. I also apologise for not getting around to everyone’s blogs to see what they have done and leave comments. I just seem to run out of time to get to the reader.

Anyway, today I have some cards that I have made using the Wavy Blooms set and the new watercolours from CTMH. I used to do watercolour painting a few years ago and but unfortunately, I no longer have the concentration and hands to do it anymore. Plus I wasn’t great at drawing which is why I love stamping so much – someone else has drawn the image for me. So I was really excited that watercolouring is now back in fashion.

For these cards I have stamped and embossed the images on the watercolour paper and then using my own paintbrush painted the flowers with the watercolours. I used the vibrant yellow in the centres and the pink/red colour on the outside. The trick with watercolour is to use a lot of water. I had to work fast to help the colours blend together. The watercolour paper is very different to what I have used in the past and it took some time to get used to it. I think it is suitable for colouring in like what I have done or very basic backgrounds but I could not do a layered background like I could with the other papers.

For this card I have also used the new circle diffuser which helps make it easier to add the circle shapes onto the embossed background. For the centre of the flower I have used liquid glass and some small gold beads I had in my stash for something different.

I have used the new confetti embossing folder for this card and the following two cards. It is so versatile and great to use both ends on two cards. I love how the smaller flower went well on the larger flower.

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Hello and welcome aboard our Australasian blog hop featuring the beautiful Sangria papers. If you have arrived here from Maz’s blog, Inky Fingers then you are in the right place. If you landed here by accident, no problem, please join in following the link at the end of this post.

Today I have some more cards featuring this gorgeous papers. I have had some requests for Bon Voyage cards so used these papers and the lovely Here We Go stamp set to create a couple of cards. I love that there are some many colours we can use with this paper range.

And here is a another card that shows the versatility of the papers. The colours are just gorgeous and the photos do not really do it justice. The new Victorian Gratitude stamp is just lovely and gives the card the finishing touch. I love this bow from the Artiste cartridge.

The Sangria range of products are available now from the Annual Catalague until July next year from your CTMH consultant (me) here. I’d love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop, Simone Morton’s blog, Scrappy Matters.

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I have been very busy lately, but still managed to get a couple of cards using the new Le Vie En Rose papers from CTMH. These papers are just gorgeous and so dramatic for all sorts of different projects. Here are a couple of cards I have made using these papers.

I often get requests for cards that do not have a sentiment on it and this card came together very well with the help of my Artiste cartridge.

Another very simple card using the sentiment from the Belated Birthday stamp set. The papers are so beautiful there is little need for embellishment.

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Hello and welcome about out Stamp of the Month Australasian Close to My Heart Blog Hop. If you have arrived here from Anne’s blog Mummy You Made This then you are in the right place. If you landed by accident, no problem, please join in by following the link at the end of this post.

Today I would like to share with you some cards I have made which features the October SOTM Twinkle which is available exclusively throughout October, for $33 or for just $10 when you spend $75′

I really haven’t had much time to do more but this stamp is so cute for Christmas. I have made three cards using the new White Pines reflections paper which goes really well with this stamp set.

This card can be either a Christmas card or a general card for someone special. I have cut all the leaves and flowers out of the Artistry cartridge for this card. The flowers have been cut from Pomegranate cardstock. I have embossed the Glacier cardstock with the diamond embossing folder and used the ‘back side’ for a ‘quilted look’.

Twinkle is only available until the 31st of October from your CTMH consultant here. I’d love you to leave a comment before heading off to the next stop Georgia’s blog – Georgia Creates CTMH.